The image shows a winding path through a forest viewed from above. The trees obscure much of the horizon. The artwork is a fine etching with detailed textures in the trees and ground. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of black, gray, and white. There are figures on the trail and by the trees.
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Chemin Creux

Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810 - 1864)

1840/1850

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 21.3 x 16.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 35.6 x 27 cm (14 x 10 5/8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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